Registration
Continuing, transfer, re-entry, and special students can register for classes for each semester in  during scheduled dates/times. Check the academic calendar for specific dates. Classes for each semester can be seen at course schedules.
For help with you can get the PRISM Tip Sheet PDF or go to the online Student Help Tutorials.
Advance Tuition Deposit
All students are required to pay a $100 Advance Tuition
Deposit (ATD) prior to registration. The ATD is not a fee,
but an advance payment applied to your tuition. The
ATD is a financial commitment to pay tuition and fees.
Continuing Students
- Academic Advising- Students should see an advisor to discuss progress toward the associate degree or transfer planning. Freshmen are required to have class schedules approved by their advisor prior to registering for their second semesters.
- Early Enrollment - Continuing degree-seeking students are given the opportunity to get the classes they want by registering during early enrollment. Based on credits earned, students are assigned an enrollment appointment in . This is a specific date and time that each student is eligible to begin enrolling for a specific term. Students can look up their enrollment appointment in .
- Open Enrollment - All continuing students (degree-seeking and non-degree seeking) are eligible to enroll or make schedule changes during open enrollment. No enrollment appointment times are necessary.
New Freshmen
Transfer and Re-entry Students
- Placement tests - Students may be required to take UW System English and/or math placement tests.
- Academic Advising - Transfer students have the option to meet with an advisor before registering. Call the Student Services Office at (262) 521-5040 to schedule an appointment.
- Early Enrollment - Admitted transfer and re-entry students may register during early enrollment. Based on credits earned, students are assigned an enrollment appointment in . This is a specific date and time that each student is eligible to begin enrolling for a specific term. Students can look up their enrollment appointment in .
- Open Enrollment - Transfer and re-entry students are eligible to enroll or make schedule changes during open enrollment, but not those on probation. No enrollment appointment times are necessary.
Special Students
- Open Enrollment - Non-degree / special students are eligible to enroll or make schedule changes during open enrollment. No enrollment appointment times are necessary.
Auditors & Senior Citizen Auditors
Faculty permission is required to audit a course. Students wishing to audit a course must submit a signed permission form to Student Services to enroll, beginning on the first day of classes for each semester.
Schedule Changes
Do not simply stop attending classes! If you register for a course and never attend, or if you just stop attending classes, you may be liable for tuition and late payment penalties and you will receive a failing grade (F) for the course.
NO SHOW POLICY - If you do not attend the
first and second class sessions and haven’t contacted
your instructor by e-mail, phone or mail,
you will be dropped from the course. For classes
that meet only once a week, you will be dropped
from the course if you do not attend the first class
session and haven’t contacted your instructor. If
you do not attend any of your first and second
class sessions, you will be withdrawn from UW-Waukesha
and will forfeit your $100 Advance
Tuition Deposit. Please call the Student Services
Office at (262) 521-5040 for more information.
Adding A Course - Students may add a course(s) in before a semester begins or during the first two weeks of the semester or a proportionate time for shorter classes. A permission number from the instructor is required to add a course in after the semester has begun.
Additional Tuition - Adding courses after the deadline may result in additional tuition. If you have questions, please contact the Business Office at (262) 521-5441.
Dropping A Course - Students may drop a course(s) in during the first ten weeks of a semester, and a proportionate time for shorter courses. Instructors' permission is not required to drop a class. Students who wish to drop all their courses or the only course(s) they are taking should complete procedures for withdrawal from the university (see below).
Withdrawal from the University - Students should submit a Withdrawal Form (PDF) to the Student Services Office or send a signed letter or FAX (262) 521-5530 by the withdrawal deadline. The withdrawal will be effective the date the letter is postmarked or FAX received. We accept e-mail withdrawals from UW Colleges student e-mail accounts. Faculty signatures are not required. Check the UW-Waukesha academic calendar for specific dates and times.
Refunds - Students who withdraw or drop courses and have a question about whether they will receive a refund for their tuition should contact the Business Office at (262) 521-5441.
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